The PBA Third Conference was a tournament of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) from 1990 to 1992. These conferences often featured one or two foreign players, also known as "imports", for each competing team

History

The first third conference began on September 30, 1990, with each team featuring two imports.[1][2] This would be the only Third Conference with two imports.[3] It saw the Purefoods Hotdogs coming back from a 0–2 deficit in the finals against the Alaska Aces to win their first title.[4]

During the 1991 Third Conference, Allan Caidic scored 79 points in a win Barangay Ginebra, the most by a Filipino basketball player in league history.[5] Ginebra also lost to Alaska in the finals, 1–3.[6]

The 1992 Third Conference was a memorable one, as it saw Swift import Tony Harris score a PBA-record 105 points in a win over Ginebra on October 10, 1992.[7] In the finals, Swift faced the 7-Up Bottlers, making this the first time two expansion teams faced each other in the PBA finals.[8] Swift went on to sweep the finals.[9]

PBA Third Conference results

Season Champion Runner-up Series Details
1990 Purefoods Alaska 3–2 Details
1991 Alaska Ginebra 3–1 Details
1992 Swift 7-Up 4–0 Details

Best Import of the Conference

Season Best import (Team)
1990 United States Bobby Parks (Shell)
1991 United States Wes Matthews (Ginebra)
1992 United States Tony Harris (Swift)

References

  1. ^ Alinea, Eddie (September 13, 1990). "Alvarez for Caidic - just in case". Manila Standard. Retrieved February 14, 2025.
  2. ^ "No longer Pop but Sarsi". Manila Standard. September 12, 1990. Retrieved February 14, 2025.
  3. ^ Nazareno, Rocky (December 27, 1991). "Near-zero growth for PBA this year". Manila Standard. Retrieved February 14, 2025.
  4. ^ Nazareno, Rocky (December 23, 1990). "Rockin' rollin'". Manila Standard. Retrieved February 14, 2025.
  5. ^ Plaza, Gerry (June 10, 2016). "Allan Caidic's unbelievable 79 points, 17 threes in one insanely perfect night". ABS-CBN. Retrieved February 14, 2025.
  6. ^ Nazareno, Rocky (December 15, 1991). "Alaska ends title drought". Manila Standard. Retrieved February 14, 2025.
  7. ^ Ramos, Gerry (October 18, 2018). "Guiao recalls day 26 years ago when 'Hurricane' Harris unleashed 105 points". Spin.ph. Retrieved 2025-02-14.
  8. ^ Nazareno, Rocky (December 6, 1992). "New kids on block begin title showdown". Manila Standard. Retrieved February 14, 2025.
  9. ^ "FAST MOVES. QUICK THINKING. SWIFT VICTORY". Manila Standard. December 28, 1992. Retrieved February 14, 2025.
Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PBA_Third_Conference
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